About Taratanr Village

Taratanr is a large village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,050, made up of 1,070 males and 980 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Taratanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Taratanr village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815316
Area (hectares)	351 hectares
Population	2,050
Male Population	1,070
Female Population	980
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Taratanr compares

By the 2011 count Taratanr is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 351 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Taratanr

Taratanr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Taratanr as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Taratanr from other places

Taratanr lies about 12 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Salaia, about 9.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Taratanr
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	9.0 km
Nearest railway station	Salaia	9.1 km
District headquarters	Giridih	12 km

Villages closest to Taratanr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bengabad tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Taratanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Taratanr village had a population of 2,050. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Taratanr village has 1,070 males and 980 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Taratanr has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Taratanr is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Taratanr covers 351 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Taratanr falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Taratanr is Salaia, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Taratanr.

Taratanr is about 12 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Taratanr is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 9.0 km away. Salaia is about 9.1 km away. Giridih is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.